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    Question Setting up Mixing station controlled by Apex, rotation of equipment run times

    Hi
    I have a mixing station in my basement that I want to control with my Apex. What I want it to do is:
    Mixing Tank
    A: Turn air pump on for 15 minutes then off for 15 THEN
    B: Turn mixing pump on for 15 minutes then off for 15
    I would like them to alternate on and off IE:air on, pump off, pump on, air off, continuously.
    I will then put a VO in to override when I mix a new tank of salt water to run for a certain amount of time.
    RO/DI Tank
    A: Turn pump on 15 and then 0ff 15 (aeration pump only)
    The pump to get from the tank to the ATO container upstairs I got, I think.....

    It is probably a simple code, but I can't seem to locate it.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks
    Rob

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    That is a bit overkill and will end up precipitating ALK out a fair amount and leave a lot of salt creep in the container. I find it better to mix for about 4 hours when a new batch is made and otherwise 5 minutes a couple times a day is more than adequate. The code to do this is as follows

    JustMixed (VO)
    Set ON
    When On > 240:00 Then OFF

    MixPump
    Fallback OFF
    OSC 000:00/005:00/715:00 Then ON
    If Output JustMixed = ON Then ON


    The air pump is honestly unnecessary IMO.

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